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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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